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Virtuix Omni is a Step Toward True Virtual Reality Gaming (Video)
The Virtuix Omni "is an omnidirectional treadmill video game peripheral for virtual reality games currently in development by Virtuix," says Wikipedia. With this device and an Oculus Rift, Razer Hydra or a similar "immersive" headset, you can play games equipped to use these devices with your whole body moving in any direction you choose. If you think you saw this product on the Shark Tank TV show or a pitch for it at Kickstarter.com, you're right. You did. The Virtuix Omni people have been pushing their product hard, everywhere they can. Tim ran into their product manager, Colton Jacobs, at the recent AppsWorld conference in London. This video is Tim's record of their conversation.
"A deja vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something."
And you thought Skyrim was big before...
You speak only for the stereotypical overweight gamer. Some of us keep fit and look for opportunities to be active while gaming.
Going for a serious hike while playing a PC game would be an excellent next step beyond what the Wii and 360+Kinect offer. You miss out on how great it can feel to simply be alive and healthy if you let your body go like so many foolish people do.
You speak only for the stereotypical overweight gamer. Some of us keep fit and look for opportunities to be active while gaming.
Or, you know, just want to have fun.
I still play tennis on my Wii with full-motion swings, because it's a lot more fun that way. And I play for fun, not to win (winning is fun, so it's a secondary path, but not the primary goal).
I would absolutely love to run through Skyrim. Maybe not every morning, but just for the cool factor. Also, I do own a Unity 3D engine. Being able to build your own environment to run around in and stuff? Wow.
And then... when I go really crazy, I'm imagining playing pen & paper roleplaying games and having something prepared for this for the hacker who goes into the matrix, or the shaman who goes on a dream journey or whatever...
Assorted stuff I do sometimes: Lemuria.org
"A déjà vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something."
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